Slow Cooker Tandoori Chicken

I made Tandoori Chicken the other week just using a ready bought powder. Now I had a Kenwood Multi-Mill I wanted an excuse to use it so I decided to make my own tandoori marinade from scratch. Since I’ve been on my diet I haven’t used my slow cooker much, and I didn’t want it to start feeling neglected or left out now the Kenwood had arrived, so I decided to cook the chicken in that as a sort of pot roast.

The results were excellent on all counts. The multi-mill made a smooth marinade paste in minutes, and the slow cooker kept the chicken lovely, moist and falling off the bone. I had it set on high, and it cooked a large (4½lb/2kg) chicken in 4 hours.

If you don’t have a multi-mill you could use a blender/food processor, or a pestle and mortar.

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